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IN RE ELECTION CONTEST BETWEEN MOORE AND POWELL

No. 23848.

489 S.E.2d 492 (1997)

200 W.Va. 335

In re The ELECTION CONTEST BETWEEN John C. MOORE AND Edward POWELL for the Office of Weirton City Council, Ward Three, of the Municipal Corporation of Weirton, West Virginia John C. Moore, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 19, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sean Wilson, Weirton, for Moore.

Vincent S. Gurrera, Zagula, Dittmar & Gurrera, Weirton, for Powell.

MAYNARD, Justice:

This appeal arises out of a municipal election contest in Weirton, West Virginia. After the city council held a trial and an appeal was taken to the Circuit Court of Hancock County, the appellant, John C. Moore, was declared the winner of the election. He took the oath of office and became a member of the city council. The circuit court subsequently held a reconsideration hearing, after which the court ordered that Moore be removed from office and...

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